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Re: [RC] [RC] Getting the guts to actually do it-100's - Terry Banister"It's not the riding and pacing, or night riding that give me the willies, it is picking the rideand getting the crewing, logistics . . ." Yup! That's what was holding me back, and that is what gives me the willies about Tevis. But I guess the only solution for us is to just mail the check! "any other issues and needs that are different from 50's." That is how I tackled doing a 100 - and it worked for me. We already have a successful 50-miler routine, so just add to that. Here are some thoughts: -Wear layers for yourself and a rump rug on your horse, rather than depending only on the crewbag (just in case you and the crew bag don't meet up). -If you wear perscription glasses, wear them for good distance vision so you see glowsticks from farher away (helps the confidence level), or for close-up map reading in the dark (when you have lost confidence) as well as to protect eyes from branches in the dark that weren't on the mmmap. -Carry a couple of baggies of complete feet in cantle bag for your horse to eat at 10-15-min. night-time holds or vet checks where there may not be grazing/hay or enough crew people left. I wet it down. My horse appreciates this, and think it is faster energy boost than (just) hay. I use a collapsable doggie bowl (Outward Hound, 72 oz. size) clipped to pommel for feed/water/scoop. -Carry at least one spare hoof boot with you, as well as spares in your crew bags. You can lose all four shoes and still keep on truckin' if you have enough boots! -Carry extra energy bars or Goo with you (It beats sucking your thumb in the dark) and Remember: -There is usually a good moon, so it isn't always THAT dark -There is an additional one-hour lunch hold - and it DOES work - Riding in the dark is usually slower, therefore, less tiring physically, and YOU are allowed to take drugs -It is also cooler at night, so there is less likelyhood of metabolic issues (UNLESS you are letting your horse be pulled along by a faster rider because you don't want to ride alone in the dark). -Walking is probably twice as slow as trotting, so if you want to get ANY SLEEP, trotting in the dark wherever possible will be worthwhile. When you start yawning at your bedtime, the feeling will go away when the trail drops off -but the Ride management marked those trails in the daylight, so there must be safe footing somewhere -Glowsticks are fun to see on other horses, and they help you to find your horse when . . . -When your legs turn to noodles around the 70/80-mile point, don't panic, a vet check will be coming up, and the feeling will go away once you pick yourself off the ground after that awful dismount ;-} So, some people think multii-day rides prepare you for the 100-milers, but I saw it to be the other way around. After our two 100's last season, I was able to tackle the intense planning, packing and pacing for the 5-day Bryce Canyon XP, which seemed much harder to visualize because you have to get out of bed each morning and to do it all over again, and again, and again and (!) And after that intense experience, we REALLY tested our endurance skills and rode in this year's ROSE PARADE with the WarHorse Foundation (www.warhorsefoundation.com). In three years of endurance, I had not yet ridden all day in such awful weather! But we FINISHED! Write the check for a 100-miler! We bought and taught an "endurance" horse for a reason . Terry "May the Horse be with you" From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Tiffany D'Virgilio <tiffshorse@xxxxxxxxxxx> CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Getting the guts to actually do it-100's Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:30:13 -0500 _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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